Syllabi Home   go directly to Course Timeline Core Information Course CEE 430/530 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits Spring Semester, ODU Campus Session Spring Session #1 Instructor Isao Ishibashi, Professor, CEE, KH 134 Phone (757) 683-4641 Fax (757) 683-5354 e-mail <iishibas@odu.edu> Textbook and References     Required Textbook: Bruce A. Bolt, "Earthquakes", Freeman, 1999 (4th) edition Handouts References: None Grading Policy     The final grade will be based on the following percentages: Midterm Final Examination Homework Term paper & presentation Total 30 % 40 % 10 % 20 % 100 % Tentative Course Outline   CEE 430/530 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits ODU Campus Spring Session Today is   Topics [1] Earthquakes Structure of the Earth History of the Earth Earthquake Mechanism Propagation of Seismic Waves Earthquake Phenomena Earthquake Measurements Seismicity-Global and Local [2] Earthquake Vibrations Free and Forced Vibrations for Single Degree of Freedom System Strong Motion Vibration Records Earthquake Spectrum And Design Spectrum Ground Motions-Effect of Ground Conditions [3] Earthquake Damages to Various Civil Engineering Structures [4] Earthquake Design Procedures [5] Design Codes [6] Case Histories [7] Student Term Paper Presentation TERM PAPER TOPICS: It will be a comprehensive summary (approximately 10 typed pages) of study on a topic of your interest related to earthquake engineering. Topics will be in-depth study of subject, case history, example computation, etc. You may choose topics from professional journals, conference proceedings, and other sources. Assume that the readers of the paper will be your classmates in this room.